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He added: "The situation is what it is, you can have quality but you have to put other things with it. There is no magic wand but we can put certain things in place which will help them to make sure that we remain in the Championship. The ambition here is aligned with mine going forward.

"Look at the club itself - take this particular situation, 11 games out of it for now, let’s put that to the side - I came here for the chance to be at a big, historic club.

"Any manager goes in with the intention of working and putting something good in place.

"Having spoken to these guys and spoken about my plan, what I want to put in place and how I want to be a manager is always the focus.

"Putting that foundation in place at a big club, a great club, a historic club, I don’t understand why any manager wouldn’t want to do that."

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One replied with: "Great Picture! TTA have finally made a good managerial appointment. Hopefully they leave you and your team to do your thing. Progress".

Another said: "Keep Right On Garry! Big performance needed tomorrow night from the players and the fans!"

Another added: "LOVE YOU DAD".

What else did Monk say?

Why Blues?

"The opportunity to come to an historic and big club like Birmingham is always an appeal and of course there’s the challenge of those type of clubs.

"I have always been one with that ambition to take big challenges on.

"I was the same way in my playing career as in my managerial career and that is what I like to do.

"It moved very quickly through the discussions but understanding what Birmingham is and what a huge club it is, the fanbase it has, players that are here - all those ingredients suited the challenge I was looking for and that is the reason why I am here today.

"I was a manager out of work at that moment in time and during those periods you are always looking for what might come next. You’re hoping the next opportunity you might get is one which takes your eye.

"Yes, we’re in a difficult moment but there’s also lots of potential going forward at this club. I’m the type of person to take challenges on and this is one I’m really looking forward to. I’d like to thank Mr Zhao and Dong for giving me the opportunity."